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Does anybody know why the story is dropping down so quickly on HN? It's currently 194 points & posted 57 minutes ago, one of the most viral on the front page by

Does anybody know why the story is dropping down so quickly on HN? It's currently 194 points & posted 57 minutes ago, one of the most viral on the front page by far, yet it's gone from #1 to #22 in around 30 minutes. Edit: Down to #23 since I wrote the comment. It's gotten 200 votes in an hour, should be at least top 5. The #1 and #2 posts have only gotten 49 and 23 votes respectively in the past hour. Edit 2: Now it's up to #21 & 209 points... Edit 3: Down to #24 & 228 points... Edit 4: Up to #20 & 239 points... Edit 5: Up to #14 & 278 points... Edit 6: Dropped way down to #40 with 312 points, only 2 hours old...

jupiter90000 7y ago
I don't know for certain but it seems like ranking is not just by upvotes within a time period, but also what the topic content is, based on how I've seen posts ranked before. Kind of politicized non-tech things don't seem to get priority even if there are lots of upvotes it seems. Just based on my observations, I could be mistaken. Edit: as others mentioned it could factor in people flagging the post, comment to upvotes ratio, etc
root_axis 7y ago
Politics without a technical tie in?
- calibas 7y ago
  I can understand that, but then why is a post about canine health ranked 10 times higher when it was posted roughly the same time and received 1/3 the votes? I'm wondering if there's some sort of artificial manipulation going on, as it's a story that's heavily embarrassing to one of the world's most powerful and influential industries.
  - root_axis 7y ago
    A simpler explanation than artificial manipulation is extreme polarization. This story is a kind of an "egg on the face" moment for one side of the debate, so lots of people have a shared desire for this story to wane without necessarily coordinating to make it disappear.

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Does anybody know why the story is dropping down so quickly on HN? It's currently 194 points & posted 57 minutes ago, one of the most viral on the front page by

by calibas 7y ago

jupiter90000 7y ago
I don't know for certain but it seems like ranking is not just by upvotes within a time period, but also what the topic content is, based on how I've seen posts ranked before. Kind of politicized non-tech things don't seem to get priority even if there are lots of upvotes it seems. Just based on my observations, I could be mistaken. Edit: as others mentioned it could factor in people flagging the post, comment to upvotes ratio, etc
root_axis 7y ago
Politics without a technical tie in?
- calibas 7y ago
  I can understand that, but then why is a post about canine health ranked 10 times higher when it was posted roughly the same time and received 1/3 the votes? I'm wondering if there's some sort of artificial manipulation going on, as it's a story that's heavily embarrassing to one of the world's most powerful and influential industries.
  - root_axis 7y ago
    A simpler explanation than artificial manipulation is extreme polarization. This story is a kind of an "egg on the face" moment for one side of the debate, so lots of people have a shared desire for this story to wane without necessarily coordinating to make it disappear.